A Japanese tourist takes a picture of a display on North Korea's political system, featuring pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, at an observation post near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 45 km (28 miles) north of Seoul, June 4, 2009. North Korea appears ready to raise tension through tests of a long-range missile that could reach U.S. territory and of mid-range missiles that can hit all of South Korea and most of Japan. The North was punished by the United Nations for an April rocket launch, seen as a disguised missile test. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

A Japanese tourist takes a picture of a display on North Korea's political system, featuring pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, at an observation post near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 45 km (28 miles) north of Seoul, June 4, 2009. North Korea appears ready to raise tension through tests of a long-range missile that could reach U.S. territory and of mid-range missiles that can hit all of South Korea and most of Japan. The North was punished by the United Nations for an April rocket launch, seen as a disguised missile test.

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  8. this undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 24, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (C) inspecting a newly-built pig farm at an undisclosed location in North Korea. The US froze October 23, 2009 the assets of a North Korean bank after the Treasury designated it a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction, officials said.
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  13. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
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